Adventuring Into Life
Programs for women and kids to build confidence and connect through adventure and experience.
What is Adventuring Into Life?
Adventuring Into Life is a thriving community dedicated to fostering a lifelong connection to the outdoors. Founded in 2016 with a mission to get more females involved in mountain biking and outdoor adventures, we have since grown to include coed programs that welcome participants as young as three years old. From biking and bushcraft to immersive outdoor camps, our programs aim to spark confidence, resilience, and joy through active engagement with nature.
Today, we offer year-round activities that include school-based outdoor programs, afterschool mountain biking and adventure clubs, summer camps, and international women’s retreats for biking and exploration. Whether riding the trails in Kamloops, navigating survival skills in the wild, or building lifelong friendships, our participants are empowered to embrace challenge and adventure at every stage of life.
When you ride with us, you are directly contributing to financial and volunteer efforts for our local trails! Our entire community thanks you for that and we also encourage you to purchase a membership or make a donation to Kamloops Mountain Bike Association
Our lead mountain bike coaches are all level 1 PMBIA certified, or equivalent and all of our other coaches under go training programs with the business to ensure high quality programing!
Our Mission
Adventuring Into Life exists to inspire and empower youth and women through outdoor activities and adventure. We strive to cultivate confidence, independence, and a deep appreciation for nature while promoting physical activity and connection. By making outdoor exploration accessible to all, we aim to create a future where every individual feels equipped to face life’s challenges with strength and resilience.
Our Vision
Our vision is to inspire a world where more people choose the outdoors over screens, building confidence and excitement to explore nature. We aim to create experiences that encourage kids and adults alike to embrace active, adventurous lifestyles while fostering a lifelong love for the outdoors.
Our Values
Confidence Through Adventure: We believe in the transformative power of stepping outside one’s comfort zone. Our programs encourage participants to embrace challenges and celebrate personal growth.
Connection to Nature: Time spent in nature fosters mindfulness, creativity, and well-being. We prioritize outdoor activities that deepen participants' appreciation and stewardship of the natural world.
Inclusivity and Accessibility: Everyone deserves the opportunity to experience the benefits of outdoor adventure. We work hard to ensure our programs are welcoming, affordable, and adaptable to diverse needs.
Community and Friendship: Shared adventures create bonds that last a lifetime. Our programs are designed to build strong, supportive communities where participants uplift and inspire each other.
Empowerment Through Skill-Building: Learning practical skills—whether it’s riding a trail, starting a fire, or navigating the wild—gives participants the tools to feel confident and capable in all areas of life.
Our team
Our team is made up of passionate, certified bike instructors and parent volunteers. Our instructors are all unique, but there is one commonality between us: WE LOVE TO BIKE. We believe that biking is a way to increase confidence and bring more joy to your life!
Our instructors are all certified to ensure safe and consistent delivery of RIL programs. Learn more about our lead instructors in the profiles below!
+ Andrea
Founder of Riding Into Life
Andrea first got into mountain biking when she was offered a job teaching basic bike skills to school groups in Grande Prairie. She loved the freedom she felt riding the trails and the adrenaline rush she experienced as she challenged herself in new ways. Andrea quickly fell in love with mountain biking and, wanting to share her passion with others, she founded Riding Into Life.
What Andrea loves about facilitating bike camps is seeing people grow and discover the joys of biking. She loves to see how proud people are when they accomplish something they didn’t know they could do, like riding a new trail or taking a corner with more confidence than they had before.
Even when she’s not on her bike, Andrea loves spending time outside. Her newest passion is gardening, and she enjoys learning about native plants and incorporating them into her meals.
+ Breanna
Grande Prairie Lead
Breanna’s passion for mountain biking began when she signed up for a clinic. By the end of that clinic, she was hooked! That was more than a dozen years ago, and Breanna’s still biking up a storm.
Mountain biking has helped Breanna stay mentally and physically healthy. She sees tremendous value in coaching women and helping them build confidence in a supportive environment.
Biking fills Breanna with joy. She wants to share that joy with as many women as possible!
+ Stacey
Kamloops Lead
Praise
"During the clinic I was really fighting with wrapping my mind around the technique, but I was taking in your advice. This morning I was able to get out on my bike and it just clicked for me! Thanks again."
— Caitlin G.
"I absolutely loved them and learnt so so much! I cannot wait to get out riding and practice! And it’s so nice to see other ladies into the same thing. "
— Megan L.
"I have never heard her use the words bike and fun in the same sentence so thank you, that is definitely progress!"
— Joslynn
"M— has never been more confident on her bike than she is now, especially on hills - and she has even taken a few falls and continues to get up and keep riding."
— Meghan K.